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Moby Dick

Moby Dick

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 27, 1956

Runtime

1h 56m

Genres

Adventure, Drama

User Score

70%

Original Title

Moby Dick

Production Companies

Moulin Productions Inc., Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

John Huston

Budget

$4,500,000

Revenue

$10,400,000

Description

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.